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unionize — u‧nion‧ize [ˈjuːnjənaɪz] also unionise verb [intransitive, transitive] HUMAN RESOURCES if workers unionize or are unionized, they become members of a trade union: • More than 50% of the labour force is unionized. • uni … Financial and business terms

unionize — union·ize / yü nyə ˌnīz/ vb ized, iz·ing vt: to organize into a labor union to prevent them from unionizing the employees; also: to establish a labor union in a unionized shop vi: to form or join a labor union union·i·za·tion … Law dictionary

unionize — (also unionise) ► VERB ▪ become or cause to become members of a trade union. DERIVATIVES unionization noun … English terms dictionary

unionize — [yo͞on′yənīz΄] vt. unionized, unionizing 1. to form into a union; esp., to organize (a group of workers in a shop, industry, etc.) into a labor union 2. to bring into conformity with the rules, standards, etc. of a labor union vi. to join or… … English World dictionary

unionize — verb To organize workers into a union. The company laid off all the workers when they tried to unionize … Wiktionary

unionize — verb Unionize is used with these nouns as the object: ↑worker … Collocations dictionary

unionize — u|nion|ize also unionise BrE [ˈju:njənaız] v [I and T] if workers unionize or are unionized, they become members of a ↑trade union &GT;unionized adj &GT;unionization [ˌju:njənaıˈzeıʃən US jənə ] n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English

unionize — also ise BrE verb (I, T) if workers unionize or are unionized, they become members of a trade union unionization noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English